# The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972, Article 8: Safety Certificate to be in force


A hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom shall not be used unless there is in force in respect thereof a current Safety Certificate issued in accordance with this Order and any conditions subject to which the Certificate was issued are complied with:
Provided that the foregoing prohibition shall not apply to—
(a) a hovercraft used in accordance with the conditions of an Experimental Certificate issued by the CAA in respect of that hovercraft; or
(b) subject to the prior consent of the CAA and to any conditions subject to which that consent was given, a hovercraft in respect of which a Safety Certificate has previously been in force, which is used solely for the purpose of enabling it to—
(i) qualify for a renewal of a Safety Certificate or a variation of a certificate after an application has been made for such renewal or variation;
(ii) proceed to or from a place at which any inspection or test of the hovercraft is to take place for the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above; or
(iii) proceed to a place at which repairs can be effected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/674/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hovercraft-general-order-1972/article-8
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